Cha Bum-Kun | ||
Personal information | ||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1953 | |
Place of birth | Hwaseong, Republic of Korea | |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
Playing position | Manager (former Striker/Midfielder) | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1978–1979 1979–1983 1983–1989 |
SV Darmstadt 98 Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer 04 Leverkusen Total |
122 (46) 185 (52) 308 (98) |
1 (0)
National team | ||
1972–1986 | Korea Republic | 121 (55) |
Teams managed | ||
1991–1994 1997–1998 1998–1999 2003– |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Korea Republic Shenzhen Ping'an Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Cha Bum-Kun, (born 22 May 1953 in Hwaseong, Korea), is a Korean football manager and former player, nicknamed Tscha Bum in Germany ("Cha Boom") because of his name and his thunderous ball striking ability. In his native Korea, Cha is hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments in the Bundesliga and the Korean national team. During his career, Cha has played for SV Darmstadt 98, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and represented his national side 121 times, scoring 55 goals. He was given the title Asia's Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. He is the all time leading goal scorer for the South Korean National team.
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Born on 22 May 1953 in Hwaseong in the Korean province of Gyeonggi, Cha Bum-Kun began his soccer career with the Korean Air Force club in 1971, the same year he became a Korean U-19 international. By 1972 he had been capped by the Korean national team becoming the youngest player ever called up to the squad. After establishing himself as the best footballer in Korea, Cha wanted to play in Bundesliga of Germany. Cha promised to learn the skills of football in Germany and help Korea to advance in football. He eventually rose to international stardom and fulfilled his promise by coming back to Korea after his retirement and started the Cha Bum Kun soccer schools for the youth in South Korea. He coached for the South Korean national team in 1998 World Cup and also for Ulsan and Suwon in K-League.
Cha started his career in Bundesliga at the age of 25. In December 1978, Cha was transferred to German side SV Darmstadt, where he spent less than a year before being snapped up by Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt. Cha made an immediate impact with his new club, scoring in three consecutive games. His team went on to win the UEFA Cup in the 1979–80 season. He was widely considered as one of the best forwards in the Bundesliga during his career. He became the third-highest-paid soccer player in Germany. During 1981 season, in a game against Leverkusen, he suffered a near-career-ending knee injury.
In 1983 he was transferred to Bayer Leverkusen. With Bayer Levekusen, he won a second UEFA Cup in 1988. Cha scored a dramatic equalizer against Espanol to tie the game 3:3. Leverkusen eventually went on to win the game on penalties.
Cha retired in 1989 after a long Bundesliga career spanning 308 games in which he scored 98 goals (none from penalty kicks), then the highest for a foreign player in the league. During his 10 year career, he received only one yellow card.
Cha was part of the South Korean national team of 1986 FIFA World Cup finals, in Mexico, where they lost to Argentina and Italy but earned a draw against Bulgaria. The opposing teams were fully aware of Cha's scoring abilities and frustrated him by marking him with two defenders at all times. He did not score any goals in the tournament. Looking back, he recalled: "We didn't achieve our first win but the campaign was not disappointing as we played hard and well against the best teams in the world, including the eventual champions Argentina."
Cha moved into management with K-League side Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, coaching them from 1991–1994. His next appointment in January 1997 was Korean national team coach and he led the nation to the 1998 World Cup; however, a disastrous 5-0 defeat at the hands of The Netherlands in Korea's second group game got Cha fired. He later blamed the Korea Football Association for the bad performance, citing lack of bonuses and alleging pro soccer games in Korea were fixed. The KFA promptly slapped a five-year ban on him and he soon left the country with his wife.
After an 18-month spell coaching Shenzhen Ping'an in China, Cha took up a commentator position with MBC. He returned to coaching at the end of 2003 when offered the Suwon Samsung Bluewings position.
Cha achieved immediate success with Suwon by lifting the 2004 K-League championship, an achievement he ranked as even better than lifting the UEFA Cup as a player in 1988.
Cha's son, Cha Du-Ri, is following in his father's footsteps, though he has struggled in Germany. Du-ri is renowned for his thunderous pace and explosive kicks, and plays for TuS Koblenz in the Bundesliga 2nd Division.
He was voted Asia's Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 1999.
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
1978–79 | Darmstadt 98 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
1979–80 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 31 | 12 | ||||||||
1980–81 | 27 | 8 | ||||||||||
1981–82 | 31 | 11 | ||||||||||
1982–83 | 33 | 15 | ||||||||||
1983–84 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 34 | 12 | ||||||||
1984–85 | 29 | 10 | ||||||||||
1985–86 | 34 | 17 | ||||||||||
1986–87 | 33 | 6 | ||||||||||
1987–88 | 25 | 4 | ||||||||||
1988–89 | 30 | 3 | ||||||||||
Total | Germany | 308 | 98 | |||||||||
Career Total | 308 | 98 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 May 1972 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
4-1 | Won | 1972 AFC Asian Cup |
2 | 19 July 1972 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
4-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
3 | 19 July 1972 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
4-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
4 | 23 July 1972 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
2-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
5 | 29 July 1972 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
2-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
6 | 20 September 1972 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
3-0 | Won | President's Cup |
7 | 22 November 1972 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
1-1 | Draw | King's Cup |
8 | 28 May 1973 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
1-0 | Won | 1974 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
9 | 22 September 1973 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
6-0 | Won | President's Cup |
10 | 22 September 1973 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
6-0 | Won | President's Cup |
11 | 30 September 1973 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
2-0 | Won | President's Cup |
12 | 16 December 1973 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
5-0 | Won | King's Cup |
13 | 22 December 1973 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
2-0 | Won | King's Cup |
14 | 25 December 1973 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
2-1 | Won | King's Cup |
15 | 18 May 1974 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
3-0 | Won | President's Cup |
16 | 25 December 1974 | Hong Kong, China | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | Friendly match |
17 | 29 July 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
18 | 7 August 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
6-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
19 | 9 August 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
20 | 9 August 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
21 | 9 August 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
22 | 11 August 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
5-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
23 | 15 August 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
4-0 | Won | King's Cup |
24 | 21 December 1975 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | King's Cup |
25 | 21 December 1975 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | Friendly match |
26 | 10 August 1976 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
8-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
27 | 10 August 1976 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
8-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
28 | 10 August 1976 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
8-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
29 | 15 August 1976 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
2-2 | Draw | Merdeka Cup |
30 | 11 September 1976 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
4-4 | Draw | President's Cup |
31 | 11 September 1976 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
4-4 | Draw | President's Cup |
32 | 11 September 1976 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
4-4 | Draw | President's Cup |
33 | 13 September 1976 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
4-0 | Won | President's Cup |
34 | 17 September 1976 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
7-0 | Won | President's Cup |
35 | 17 September 1976 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
7-0 | Won | President's Cup |
36 | 22 December 1976 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
1-1 | Draw | King's Cup |
37 | 14 February 1977 | Singapore, Singapore | ![]() |
4-0 | Won | Friendly match |
38 | 20 March 1977 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
39 | 3 April 1977 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
1-0 | Won | 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
40 | 26 June 1977 | Hong Kong, China | ![]() |
1-0 | Won | 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
41 | 17 July 1977 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
4-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
42 | 22 July 1977 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
5-1 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
43 | 24 July 1977 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
4-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
44 | 31 July 1977 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
1-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
45 | 27 August 1977 | Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
1-2 | Lost | 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
46 | 3 September 1977 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
3-1 | Won | President's Cup |
47 | 5 September 1977 | Busan, Korea Republic | ![]() |
3-0 | Won | President's Cup |
48 | 5 September 1977 | Busan, Korea Republic | ![]() |
3-0 | Won | President's Cup |
49 | 13 September 1977 | Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() |
3-0 | Won | President's Cup |
50 | 5 November 1977 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ![]() |
2-2 | Draw | 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
51 | 19 July 1978 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
4-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
52 | 22 July 1978 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
2-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
53 | 25 July 1978 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
2-0 | Won | Merdeka Cup |
54 | 11 December 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
5-1 | Won | 1978 Asian Games |
55 | 17 December 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
1-0 | Won | 1978 Asian Games |
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Persondata | |
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NAME | Cha, Bum-Kun |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | South Korean footballer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 22 May 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
DATE OF DEATH | |
PLACE OF DEATH |